horrific
adjective
hor·rif·ic
hȯ-ˈri-fik 
hä-
: having the power to horrify
a horrific account of the tragedy
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horrific images of the devastation spurred many people to give generously
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This is not just a victory for her, but for every single survivor of the horrific crimes perpetrated by Epstein and his co-conspirators.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The violence at the end of episode four is horrific and all these wheels are in motion and all the different story lines are starting to converge.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
One patient had suffered a horrific motorcycle injury and eventually tapered off opioids with the help of cannabis.
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Arsenic and Old Lace moves at a breathless pace with our leading man's escalating horrific discoveries.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The violence at the end of episode four is horrific and all these wheels are in motion and all the different story lines are starting to converge.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
One patient had suffered a horrific motorcycle injury and eventually tapered off opioids with the help of cannabis.
—NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
Arsenic and Old Lace moves at a breathless pace with our leading man's escalating horrific discoveries.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Horrific.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrific. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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